Faculty & Programs

Lehigh Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Aida Khajavirad has been awarded a research grant from the Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research, under the Mathematical and Resource Optimization program. The three-year project titled Binary polynomial optimization through a hypergraph theoretic lens: theory and algorithms will run from October 2025 through September 2028.

BioE Adjunct Instructor Spotlight: Dr. Dianna Hammerstone

This article was written by Rida M., a Bioengineering undergraduate student and student office worker in the Department of Bioengineering.

Every year, nearly 10 million Americans experience a broken bone. A quarter of patients with lower leg fractures face delayed healing, and one in 10 patients will develop a nonunion, a break that requires additional major surgery to heal.

The consequences of nonunions are serious and exact a significant physical, mental, and financial toll on patients’ quality of life.

Students in Structural Analysis I (CEE 159) applied engineering concepts in a hands-on truss bridge project guided by Assistant Professor Cláudia Reis, who holds a joint appointment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Lehigh's Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE).

Lehigh’s Department of Bioengineering recently welcomed Assistant Professor Amirtahà Taebi, whose lab focuses on analyzing vibrations generated by the cardiovascular system to diagnose health conditions noninvasively. Originally from Iran, Taebi brings a rich research background from institutions in Europe and the U.S., and he encourages his students — graduate and undergraduate alike — to take ownership of their projects, treating them as collaborators, not just mentees. In his lab, undergraduates begin with a one-month trial period before officially joining, and they participate in weekly presentations, gaining hands-on experience early. Read more in The Brown and White.

Lehigh University’s resident NASA astronaut, Professor Terry Hart, was recently featured on two celestial-themed podcasts, This Week in Space and Space Minds.

BioE New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Juan Aceros

This article was written by Rida M., a Bioengineering undergraduate student and student office worker in the Department of Bioengineering.